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Proverbs 18:6 — King James Version← Study notes

A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.


Proverbs 18:6Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 18:67 words
HebrewMeaning
שִׂפְתֵ֣יśipətēy
bandnounH8193
bank · binding · border · brim ···
כְ֭סִילkəsiyl
fooladjH3684
יָבֹ֣אֽוּyābōʾw
abideverbH935
apply · attain · be · befall ···
בְ/רִ֑יבbəriyb
causepronH7379
adversary · chiding · contend · controversy ···
וּ֝/פִ֗י/וwpiyw
mouthconjH6310
-ing to) · after · appointment · assent ···
לְֽ/מַהֲלֻמ֥וֹתləmahălumwōt
stripepronH4112
stroke
יִקְרָֽאyiqərāʾ
bewrayverbH7121
that are bidden · call (for · forth · self ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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